Future Factors Shaping Biologicals Scalability
This article provides AgbioInvestor’s preliminary assessment of the global biopesticides and biostimulants markets in 2025 and a discussion of the factors that will shape the scalability of the segment going forward in 2026.
PI AgSciences Secures U.S. EPA Registration for Nematode Biopesticide
PI AgSciences, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted federal registration for PHC68949, a novel biochemical technology for crop defense against parasitic nematodes. The registration clears the way for PI AgSciences to introduce U.S. growers to its breakthrough technology that provides an effective, stable, sustainable and easy-to-apply nematode defense solution unlike any other product on the market.
SBM Life Science and Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions Partner to Bring Next-Generation Natural Weed Control to the Home & Garden Consumers
SBM Life Science (“SBM”), a global leader in home and garden care, and Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions, Inc. (“Harpe”), a pioneer in natural biological herbicides, have announced a strategic development agreement to co-develop and commercialize a new generation of natural weed control solutions. This collaboration is designed to meet the evolving needs of modern homeowners and gardeners who demand efficacious, nature-based alternatives.
Chengdu New Sun Secures Vietnam Registration for Garlic-Based Biofungicide, Advancing Southeast Asia Market Expansion
Chengdu New Sun Crop Science Co., Ltd., an agricultural biotechnology company specializing in biological crop protection and plant-derived solutions, has officially received pesticide registration approval in Vietnam for its garlic bulb extract biofungicide (5% allicin microemulsion).
Seipasa Launches Basei Mg With Fungicidal Action for Foliar Protection
Seipasa, a Spanish company specializing in the development, formulation, and manufacture of bioinsecticide, biofungicide, biostimulant, and crop nutrition treatments for agriculture, has announced the launch of Basei Mg, a new natural solution with fungicidal action designed to improve and add new tools to foliar bioprotection strategies.
US Army Issues Call to Manufacture Plant-Based Meat for Military Meals in Combat Zones
A year ahead of the introduction of vegan options in the military meals programme, the US Army is exploring the production of plant-based and fermentation-derived proteins to keep troops well-nourished in combat zones.
Prodalim Acquires Better Juice to Drive Sugar Reduction in Better-For-You Beverages
The number-one ingredient Americans want to avoid this year is, by far, sugar.A 3,000-person survey by tech publication The New Consumer and VC firm Coefficient Capital this year revealed that 45% of consumers want to lower their sugar intake – for context, that’s more than the number of participants who said they were looking to boost their protein intake (29%).
Japan’s Organoid Farm Scales Up Cultivated Meat Production & Teases New Facility
Japan’s Organoid Farm has successfully conducted one of the country’s largest cellular agriculture tests to produce cultivated meat.
South African Startup Scales Up Growth Factor for Low-Cost Cultivated Meat
In a breakthrough for the domestic alternative protein sector, South Africa’s Immobazyme has successfully produced a growth factor for cultivated meat at a large scale.
China Convenes Future Food Leaders at the 2026 Global Forum on Cultured Meat
For cultivated meat to succeed, cross-sector collaboration is paramount.That much was clear at the 2026 Global Forum on Cultured Meat in China last week, which convened industry pioneers, researchers, and government officials to address the challenges faced by these proteins, and how best to resolve them.